Garden Structures

This is a "coffee-book" table, nice to look through for some wonderful relaxing "down" time but is also great for unique ideas to try in your own yard or garden.

Autumn is the time when gardens prepare for the hibernating sleep of Winter, a season of quiet and replenishment preparing for the magic of Spring. Even in the climes where snow fails to camouflage the less bountiful gifts, as in West Coast gardens where winter colors abound, winter is the time for the gardener to note and plan. Clipped trees, mulched perennials, skeletal structures of deciduous trees after the fall of colored leaves all open the view of the internal structure of the garden, allowing the viewer to inspect, evaluate, sketch and dream about the beauty of the supporting structures of the garden. In this beautifully illustrated book GARDEN STRUCTURES author Linda Joan Smith focuses our eyes on walls, fences, arbors, archways, rock and stone barriers, pools, and private secluded spots for herbal abundance. These are the aspects that give the significant garden personality - the framework for the various constituents of every living thing in the garden. Though not a book intended to instruct, Smith creates a flow of information and images that inspire, leaving the 'how to' to the ingenuity of the gardener. The gardens in the lushly colorful photographs come from a very wide range of areas and Smith is careful not to exclude even the tender of the smallest plot of land. This is a perfect lap book for the quiet times after the leaves are raked and the chill in the air prevents active work in the garden. It is a pensive source, a place for creativity while the seasons pass. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, October 05

This is a gorgeously illustrated book with hundreds of ideas to inspire the gardener who wants to add architectural elements to their garden. Be aware, however, that this is mainly a collection of photographs and does not provide much in the way of how to actually go about constructing these projects yourself. The book is divided into sections covering fences, walks, hedges, structures, etc. Each section features an array of photographs which illustrate every conceivable aspect of the topic. The photos are beautiful and are the definate selling point of this book.

This book is beautiful... I want to jump inside it and experience all of these gardens personally! Very helpful in designing a back yard from patios to potting sheds. Gates, Fences, Walls, Edgings, Trellises, Arbors and Arches. Beautiful photos that will inspire you to create your own private sanctuaries amongst nature.

This is a must have book for the gardener. It has very beautiful pictures and lots of information. The pictures have so many different ideas to try.I will enjoy this book for years to come.